Posts tagged fearful avoidant attachment
What I Wish I Knew About Relationships In the Past–And What I’m Working on Now: Becoming Relational with Elizabeth Gillette, LCSW S1E2
What I Wish I Knew About Relationships In the Past–And What I’m Working on Now: Becoming Relational with Elizabeth Gillette, LCSW S1E2

Relationships, attachment styles, boundaries, and the hard-won lessons I've learned over the course of my relational life--that's what we're chatting about in Episode 2 of Becoming Relational with Elizabeth Gillette, LCSW.

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Elizabeth Gilletteattachment styles, attachment theory, attachment specialist, anxious attachment, avoidant attachment, fearful avoidant attachment, disorganized attachment, healthy relationships Comment
I Keep Trying to Get Impossible People to Love Me
I Keep Trying to Get Impossible People to Love Me

I remember so many times in my early romantic relationships (and honestly, some adult friendships) when I truly did ignore all the warnings, some of them as blatant as “I do not want to be in a relationship right now.”

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Elizabeth Gilletteanxious attachment, avoidant dismissive, dismissive avoidant, avoidant attachment triggers, fearful avoidant attachment, disorganized attachment, anxious avoidant trap, attachment styleComment
Managing Anxious Attachment Behaviors and Impulses
Managing Anxious Attachment Behaviors and Impulses

I want to talk about anxious attachment behaviors, impulses, and tendencies. I remember viscerally how it feels to be in relationship with someone who leans toward the avoidant end of the relational spectrum as a person who has the anxious style—and I would describe it as torturous at times, to be completely honest.

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Elizabeth Gilletteanxious attachment, anxious attachment style, anxious avoidant trap, anxious avoidant dynamic, disorganized attachment, fearful avoidant attachment, relationship anxietyComment